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Thursday, January 5, 2012

Cioppino

My first post of the new year. Happy New years everybody. I hope everybody is well and celebrated in high style. Or at least ate in high style. I meant to have my resolution #3 start on the 1st. Guess what, did not happen. I went to the buffet with the Best Friends on the 2nd and than I had Arby’s on the 3rd. I did start my diet “officially” on the 4th but I did cheat (hmmm chocolate). Otherwise, I have been really good and I am even exercising. I am aiming to reach my ideal weight within this year. I do not want to set a specific date or else I know I will get frustrated and give up. I figured a date range, I might be able to achieve it. I also started organizing my house. I should have taken a before and after picture of my pantry. I am excited that I could see the back of my pantry. I labeled everything from my flour bins to baskets that contain all of our snacks. If my kids stood still enough, I would have labeled them too. The husband does believe that I will mess it up within a week. Though I am watching what I’m eating I couldn’t help try a soup that would just warm you up during this time of year. CioppinoI have been wanting to make this stew for a while. A whole stew made of all seafood. Who wouldn’t want that (well, the husband didn’t want it originally). It was totally worth making. Cioppino(adapted from All Recipes)Ingredients3/4 cup butter2 onions, chopped2 cloves garlic, minced1 bunch fresh parsley, chopped2 cans stewed tomatoes (I used diced instead)2 cans chicken broth2 bay leaves1 tablespoon dried basil1/2 teaspoon dried thyme1/2 teaspoon dried oregano1 cup water1 1/2 cups white wine1 1/2 pounds large shrimp - peeled and deveined1 1/2 pounds bay scallops18 mussels, cleaned and debearded1 1/2 pounds cod fillets, cubedDirections